France UEFA Euro 2016 Predicted lineup: Probable starting 11 for the Les Bleus

Defence

Patrice Evra, Laurent Koscielny and Adil Rami

One of the key areas where France have improved over the last few years is the defence. While Thuram, Dessaily and a host of other defenders were legends for their performances and the FIFA World Cup win in 1998, today's defenders are able to mix it with the best Europe has to offer as well.

At left-back, its likely Deschamps will prefer Patrice Evra. The Juventus man has had another good club season this time and continues to be an influence on the team. His leadership on the field coupled with the fact that his positional ability is amongst the best in Italy helped the Turin club win the league this season.

France have a plethora of quality centre backs to choose from for the tournament and Deschamps has time and again used Laurent Koscielny as his starter. The 30-year-old has had yet another incredible season for Arsenal guiding the team to a 2^nd place finish in the Premier League. Alongside him could be Adil Rami, the UEFA Europa League winner has been a mainstay in the Sevilla side putting in 48 appearances this season.

On the right, Bacary Sagna seems like an obvious starter. Even though he's made few appearances for the Citizens ever since moving from Arsenal, he remains an incredible defender and one who could attack and defend equally well.